Planning application
Lands located at Bridgewater Park, Cascum Road, Banbridge BT32 4LF (adjacent to Units 2/3 (Home Bargains), Unit 4 (EZ Living) Unit5/6 (M&S), and including adjacent car parking and Game of Thrones car park.
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective application for the Erection of 1 retail unit (Class A1) to be used for mixed convenience and comparison floorspace (amendment to unit 10 and garden centre (Class A1) as approved under application LA08/2024/0354/F to increase the size of unit 10 from circa 1026sqm to 2052sqm) and proposed repositioning of approved garden centre with Amendments to approved car park layout (amended proposal)
As published by the council, reference LA08/2025/0866/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA08/2025/0866/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 9 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Banbridge East
- Postcode
- BT32 4LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2025
Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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7 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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7 Aug 2026
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Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Belfast
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51 documents on file for this application
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Lands located at Bridgewater Park, Banbridge BT32 4LF (adjacent to Units 2/3 (Home Bargains), Unit 4 (EZ Living) Unit5/6 (M&S), and including land adjacent car parking and Game of Thrones car park.)
Application to merge Units 8 and 9 Bridgewater Retail Park (Approved and Constructed under application LA08/2024/0354/F) to provide Flagship Matalan Retail Store including Change of Use to allow Unrestricted Sale and Display of Retail Goods. Associated Car Parking and Site Works As Necessary.
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Lands located at Bridgewater Park, Cascum Road, Banbridge BT32 4LF (adjacent to Units 2/3 (Home Bargains), Unit 4 (EZ Living) Unit5/6 (M&S), and including adjacent car parking and Game of Thrones car park.
95% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct
Proposed discharge of conditions 10 & 11 of planning approval LA08/2025/0866/F. Condition 10 states: Prior to commencement of operations hereby permitted, the applicant shall submit to the Council for agreement in writing a Service Management Plan and shall operate in accordance with that Plan. That Plan shall be in broad conformity with the Service Management Plan, as approved under LA08/2019/1660/F. No later than 12 months from the date of this decision, and every year from that date, for the duration of the permitted development, the applicant shall submit a report which assesses the effectiveness of the Service Management Plan, and set out any measures that are proposed to be incorporated into the Service Management Plan. The report shall also set out timescales for the implementation of any new measures identified therein. The report shall be agreed in writing with the Council prior to the implementation of any proposed measures. Reason: To ensure safe and effective movement of vehicles and pedestrians. Condition 11 states: Prior to commencement of operations hereby permitted, the applicant shall submit to the Council for agreement in writing a Transport Management Plan and shall operate in accordance with that Plan. That Plan shall be in broad conformity with the Transport Management Plan as approved under LA08/2019/1660/F. The bus route between the Park and Ride facility and the Studio Tour shall be as approved in the final Transport Management Plan. Reason: To ensure that the most appropriate route is utilised by bus traffic serving the site.
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